Newbie, Yes he is one good hubby most of the time, but, there are those days when his 'engineer brain" takes over and that can try even the patience of a Saint. BUT after 34 years, as of Monday, one just rolls with it. The candylily is actually more of an iris and not a true lily. They start to bloom in the second year and multiply in fans very quickly. OK DAWIFF, that's it, there is something in the air out there in Seattle. We WS some salpiglossis Chocolate royale a couple of years ago and your words where "I don't really like it, don't want them next year." Now she says "chocolate royale this year that I just love." And guess what? I got some old seeds of them saved from the year we sowed them. Seed pods for them are right where the flower was, but it takes quite a while for them to form and then ripen. give them time and they will get there for you. My seeds where from Kmart, martha stuart brand. She seems to be the only one that puts them out on the shelves in packages to buy and K-mart sells the commercial seeds for 40% off the package price. I only have a couple of plants though. Germinated beautifully and planted out but that's as far as they made it. Watched the groundhog gourge on them, and what was left went down the throat of the chipmunk except for a couple of them. Will save some seeds for you of these and whatever else blooms and will send you the chocolate royale too. Nancy, Mine are candylily and some of the blackberry lily look almost the same, but there are some blackberry lily that TM seeds sells that are supposed to be pastel colors of pink, lavender and yellow. I sowed them this year and expect them to bloom next year. The first year my candy lily bloomed it was a bit of display of bloom, about 10 flowers and the one fan had become 3 fans. From the next year on, they just bloomed and bloomed and multiplied in fans to now I have 14 fans and plan to separate them in the fall. Fran

I Did Injoy, very much.That Janet Benz is gorgeous.I love your garden shot. So pretty.I know you was sad to see How Sweet it is,not looking like what you expected, but, give it some time,It will improve.I have some ruffled ones too, didn't look like they suppose to, but each bloom they have improved a little at a time.We had some cold nights here and cool days,and they didn't open very well at all. Jean

Love the photos! Yep, I want what's in the first picture too! I'm just starting with a digital camera and I could learn something from you! Thanks, Hester

Thanks again! Its just a Cannon Power Shot "point and shoot". Not anything as fancy or expensive as a Rebel. I didn't adjust any of the optional settings other than the super macro. Good advertisement for Cannon! Not the photographer! But thanks anyway! Sure is fun!